FFECTIVENESS OF SIMULATION-BASED LEARNING REGARDING MANAGEMENT OF POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE (PPH) IN TERMS OF COMPETENCIES AMONG NURSING STUDENTS IN SELECTED NURSING COLLEGES OF AMBALA, HARYANA

Abstract

Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide and isresponsible for about a quarter of all maternal deaths. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of simulationbasedlearning regarding management of PPH in terms of competencies among nursing students in selected nursingcolleges of Haryana. Quasi- experimental design was adopted to assess the effectiveness of simulation based learning interms of competency of nursing students. Data was collected from 109 students studying in BSc. 4th Year in M.M.College of Nursing and M.M. Institute of Nursing. Purposive sampling technique was used to randomly allocate theparticipants in experimental and comparison group. The study findings showed that majority (76.7%) and (73.5%) of thenursing students were female in experimental and comparison group respectively. In experimental group, the mean posttestknowledge score (23.7 ± 4.1) and (22.3 ± 4.2) was higher than the comparison group. The mean post-test skillsscore (27.2 ± 4.3) in experimental group was higher than (24.7 ± 5.3) in comparison group. The mean post-test CDMAscore (12.7±2.1) in comparison group was higher than the mean post-test CDMA score (9.6±2.5) in experimentalgroup. The calculated ‘t’ value post-test skills scores (t=2.65; p=0.00*) which was found to be statistically significant at0.05 level of significance. The study concluded that Simulation based learning was effective in enhancing the competencyof nursing students regarding management of PPH.